A friend wrote that delightful, Pride-&-Prejudice-referential question to me in a recent e-mail. She was frustrated with the assumption in our society that single people are incomplete. Are in search of another person. Are waiting. Have failed in some way. Have been unlucky. Have all kinds of happiness in their future, as long as they’re… Read more »
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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”
(Says Hamlet, who thinks himself straight down the path to disaster, but anyway. I’ve been thinking about thinking, and the ways that thinking can be good. ^_^) FAQ: How would you respond to an interpretation of Graceling that reads Katsa and Po’s relationship as abusive? (Okay, this isn’t actually a frequently asked question, but I… Read more »
February 14: Interplanetary Be Who You Are Day
So, there are a lot of things I don’t like about Valentine’s Day. For example, where our roses and diamonds come from. But less urgent, and closer to home, here’s something else I don’t like about Valentine’s Day: it tries to divide people up into two neat categories. (1) People who are madly in love… Read more »
